Author's note: In the book's timeline, this is the first case Madoka handles after Naru and Lin leave for England with Gene's body.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ghost Hunt or the characters, but I admire the creator's work.

Chapter 1: Don't Relax! Naru-chibi's Story

"Where are the ghost hunters?"

I looked down at the little boy who stood on the porch of the cabin. He was a cute little thing about five with curly brown hair and blue eyes. Some freckles sprinkled his nose. His cheeks were slightly sunburned giving his face an artificial cherub look.

"I am a ghost hunter." I said with pride.

The boy looked at me in cool appraisal.

"You aren't a real ghost hunter! You are a girl… Stop pretending."

Why you? I suddenly wanted to slam the door in the kid's face. In his one statement, my confidence had evaporated.

"I need to get rid of a ghost," said the boy impatiently.

"And how did you know there are ghost hunters here?"

"My dad said there were a bunch of fake psychics here. Mom wanted to ask for their help because my sister is acting strangely. Grandma says she is cursed, but my dad says that is a load of crap."

It seems rudeness runs in family.

It was true that there were ghost hunters in the cabin. I was one of them. We worked out of Shibuya Psychic Research in Japan. Our main goal was to study paranormal activity to determine if it was caused by a spirit. Although we mainly specialize on apparitions, we can give advice on any supernatural event. The others were out being busy why I was stuck here at the base.

With a sigh, I invited him in. I guess it would not hurt to hear the story.

"So kid, what seems to be your problem?"

The boy checked the cabin.

"I would think fake ghost hunters who conned people out of money could afford a better living area than this."

Grr… Keep it in Mai! You do not want to get arrested for child abuse.

That's me by the way, Mai Taniyama. Ghost huntress extraordinaire!

"Why don't you sit down? Would you like some juice or oolong tea?"

The kid shook his head no.

"So why don't you tell me your name kid before insulting me more? My name is Mai."

"My name is Misoru and stop calling me kid!" He stomped his foot to add emphasis. This was a kid with a very haughty attitude that was used to having his way. I almost laughed when I realized who he reminded me of.

"Sure…" My face scrunched into a disapproving frown to cover my amusement, "Kid… Let me get a recorder and a notebook so I can take your story down."

Taking a deep breath, I walked away. What did I do to deserve this?

It was the end of summer, and I would be returning to school soon. I am going into my second year of high school. They say it is pretty intense. It would have been nice if we had come to the beach for a vacation.

But I was here for work…

This was not our first case at a location like this. I think my job is determined to make me afraid of the ocean. In fact, I use to love going to the beach. What teenage girl doesn't? I mean there is the hot sand sizzling beneath my feet. The sound of ocean waves caressing my ears. The scandalously clad hot college guys out on break.

Instead I am worrying about what dangerous situation could we find today.

When my new boss, Madoka Mori, came to me a few days ago telling me our client's case involved a beach, I flinched.

"What's wrong Mai?" She asked.

"I don't know. After the case of the resort, I am kind of beached out."

"Oh I don't think this will be the same." She smiled. "The activity doesn't sound nearly as exciting as your last one."

Madoka was such a lovely person. She was kind and understanding unlike my last boss Kazuya Shibuya or should I say Oliver Davis. It didn't make any difference to me since I never called him by either name. I called him Naru after Narcissus, the dude in Greek mythology who loved himself so much that he died from looking at his reflection. Or something like that. Hey it had been a couple of years since I studied world mythologies and religions.

Naru was extremely intelligent and handsome, but this made him have a huge ego. I could not stand his arrogance and rudeness most days. At one time, I thought I loved him, but now I realize that I never really knew him.

He had been undercover in Japan to search for his dead twin brother with his bodyguard Lin. Oliver's brother, Eugene, had been brutally murdered. Naru had a psychic vision of his brother's death and the location where the body was disposed. Naru is a very powerful psychometry and psychokinetic user. He is one of the few people in the world with both ESP and PK abilities.

Pondering over the past, I could not focus on finding the recorder. Instead I picked up a notebook and pencil from my room. Heading back to the living room, a thought hit me. The kid could be here to steal the equipment.

Returning to the room, I noticed the boy had not seemed to have moved during my absence. I tried to notice if anything was stolen. Can't be too trusting of strangers, even if they are young. I sighed in relief. At least, I didn't have to explain a robbery on my watch to Madoka-sama.

I took a seat

I nodded, "Ok you may proceed with your tale."

"The strange happenings started a few months ago." The boy began, "Our dogs would not walk on the beach with us. If we took them with us, they would act frantic. It was like they were trying to keep us from going. We would have to drag them, whimpering the whole time so we stop taking them. Now all they do is bark in our house when we go walking."

The boy suddenly became nervous. I noticed this because of my keen investigative eye for details. He leaned back and started rocking his feet. His hands also began to make weird circular motions on his legs.

Misoru said, "Around the same time we started hearing stories about strange sightings of a blue lady wearing an old kimono. People said she was a ghost. My friend's said that she preyed on unsuspecting tourists who went to the beach early in the morning. Others said that she was a woman who had been killed in some horrific manner and now searches for her body."

The boy paused.

"My sister, Miaka, is a high school student. She's about your age. It is common for the older kids to hang out at the beach after hours. Miaka and her friends frequently went to the parties on the shore. Something happened there one night, but she never said what. Around the same time, the teens in the area stopped going to the beach during the day and night. Now my sister is acting strangely. She starts saying abnormal things in a unusual tone of voice. There is also rapping noises at night in the house. My parents think she is doing it, but I hear it. It doesn't come from her room, and my room is next to hers. I never her leave her bedroom at night."

I decided it was time for some questions. If his sister was a teenage girl, she might have latent psychokinetic abilities that might cause poltergeist-like occurrences.

"So is it for this reason you believe your sister is possessed? Do you find that she in dangered?"

He scowled at me, "I am coming to that point. Don't interrupt me."

I thought, Naru's body might be in England but his spirit still haunts me. The boy sat with poise and confidence of someone twice his age. Yep! He is definitely a Naru-mini.

Continuing with his story, he said, "The most recent incident that has everyone worried is that one night at our house, my sister almost died. I was the one that found her. I woke hearing this gasping, screaming sound. I called her name, but she never answered me. I snuck into her room. She was gargling as if she was drowning. I started shouting for my parents. By the time they got there, she had stopped breathing. Dad had to do CPR on her, which made her cough up water. When we asked her about it, my sister told us she had a dream of drowning. She wore a kimono and something had pulled her into the water. Grandma said it was a bad omen, and spirits were cursing the family."

He looked at me straight, "The part that scared me was when she said she tried to call for help, but nobody ever came."

That does not sound like something a human could do! I wish Naru was here. He would know whether it was a ghost or not.

I was so involved with thinking about the kid's story that I didn't notice the static on the radio until someone said, "Mai!"

"Oh!" I jumped up in fright with my tablet and pencil in a defensive stance.

The boy didn't move. He gave me a glare.

The voice continued. It was Madoka. "Mai, are you there? Over."

"Some ghost hunter. You were frightened by your own instrument." He laughed at me.

You are too young to have this attitude. From now on you will be called Naru-chibi!

"Mai?!" said the exasperated Madoka. .

"Yes?" I said.

"Call the police! Then get over to the shore quick! We found a dead body in the water!"